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CHAPTER 5

Aboriginal Peoples

John Steckley

CHAPTER SUMMARY

There are four main points made in this chapter on Aboriginal people in Canada. The first is that traditionally there was great diversity of Aboriginal culture. The people may have come over from Asia in several waves, separated by thousands of years. There has never been a single “Indian language.” There are currently 11 groupings of Aboriginal languages, representing some 50 living languages. Some cultures hunted, fished and gathered for their food, while others grew most of their food as farmers. This diversity continues in the diverse experiences that Aboriginal people have in Canada, although there is the unifying factor of identity.

The second main point is that understanding any aspect of Native culture requires some knowledge of its deep historical roots, which often involve a very damaging prejudice and discrimination. In particular this is true concerning treaties, education, religion, and the justice system.

Thirdly, we can say that Aboriginal people are legally and culturally different from other Canadians. Being Aboriginal typically brings with it different legal rights and limitations. And Aboriginal people are divided themselves into different legal classes: registered Indian, treaty Indian, band member, Bill C-31 Indian, Métis, and Inuit.

The fourth and final point is that Aboriginal cultures and people in the early twenty-first century are vibrant and adaptive. They are changing in ways that include new understandings of what it is to be Aboriginal, ways that hopefully will make Aboriginal identity a permanent part of the Canadian cultural landscape.

Chapter 5 Aboriginal Peoples

TEST BANK QUESTIONS

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. How long have Aboriginal people been in the Americas?

ANS: D

REF: p. 128

2. Roughly how many Aboriginal languages are still spoken in Canada?

ANS: C

REF: p. 130

3. Which of the following provinces has the greatest diversity in Aboriginal languages?

ANS: A

REF: p. 130

4. According to the text, approximately how many Aboriginal people were living in Canada at the time of first contact with Europeans?

ANS: D

REF: p. 131

5. Which of the following two cities are among the four with the largest Aboriginal population?

ANS: A

REF: pp. 131, 143

6. Which of the following crops were grown by Aboriginal people in Canada prior to contact with Europeans?

ANS: B

REF: p. 129

7. Where are urban reserves found?

ANS: C

REF: p. 143

8. What is a “starlight tour”?

ANS: D

REF: p. 144

9. In the Canadian justice system, what are Natives less likely than non-Natives to do?

ANS: A

REF: pp. 144-147

10. Which of the following are referred to as the four medicines?

ANS: B

REF: p. 149

11. What is the jingle dress dance?

ANS: A

REF: p. 150

12. Which of the following best describes the potlatch?

ANS: C

REF: pp. 150-151

13. Which Act first recognized that Aboriginal peoples have rights to their land?

ANS: D

REF: p. 137

14. Which of the following two provinces have the highest number of Aboriginal people?

ANS: B

REF: p. 143

15. According to the Indian Register of 2006,

ANS: A

REF: p. 154

TRUE/FALSE

1. Smallpox was the number one disease killer of Aboriginal people after contact with white people.

ANS: T

REF: p. 131

2. The word “Inuit” means “people who eat food raw.”

ANS: F

REF: p. 133

3. The number of people identifying themselves as Métis is increasing.

ANS: T

REF: p. 137

4. Most Aboriginal people do not live on reserves.

ANS: F

REF: p. 143

5. The Michif language is a mixture of Cree and French.

ANS: T

REF: p. 134

6. Toronto is a Mohawk word meaning “poles in water.”

ANS: T

REF: p. 130

7. Europeans were the first people who farmed in Canada.

ANS: F

REF: p. 129

8. British Columbia has more Aboriginal people than does any other province.

ANS: F

REF: p. 130

9. Technically, a reserve can be called federal rather than provincial land.

ANS: T

REF: p. 137

10. There are no Aboriginal-run police services in British Columbia.

ANS: F

REF: p. 146

SHORT ANSWER

1. What changes took place with Bill C-31?

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2. What is meant by the term “registered Indian”?

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3. What are the two statements of significance of the Royal Proclamation of 1763?

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4. What rights do the Inuit have in Nunavut?

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ESSAY

1. Discuss the advantages and difficulties of sentencing circles. 

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2. In what ways might someone argue that Aboriginal people in Canada have suffered religious oppression?     

ANS: Answers will vary

3. Discuss the impact of residential schools on Aboriginal people in Canada.

ANS: Answers will vary